"What White House staffers said that’s raising eyebrows" PBS NewsHour 5/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: For the Trump administration, it's been a week of big news abroad, from Iran to Nor… Read More
"What’s at stake in China trade talks for U.S. companies" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Prospects for averting an all-out trade war grew dimmer as the second round of neg… Read More
"In Nashville, Trump bent and broke the truth. Here are the facts" PBS NewsHour 5/30/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to fa… Read More
"Our everyday assumptions can hurt others. Here’s what it takes to change your thinking" PBS NewsHour 5/29/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: More than 8,000 Starbucks stores closed down… Read More
"U.S. is still trying to revive talks with North Korea. Here’s how" PBS NewsHour 5/28/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: The pace of diplomacy with North Korea picked up over the weekend… Read More
aka The slow death of the American ideal and moral conscience and creation of Concentration Camps.REFERENCE: U.S. Asylum Law"As outrage over family separation grows, Trump administrati… Read More
"#LivingWhileBlack: How does racial bias lead to unnecessary calls to police?" PBS NewsHour 7/2/2018IMHO: The police who are doing this give a bad name to all the other police officers… Read More
"Trump sets combative tone at NATO with attacks on allies" PBS NewsHour 7/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: It's supposed to be a gathering of friends, but at certain moments, today's NATO summit… Read More
"Trump’s siding with Russia draws condemnation and concern from both parties" PBS NewsHour 7/16/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: In a stunning moment in Helsinki, the president of the United… Read More
"What does Trump on tape reveal about the plan to pay off a former Playboy model?" PBS NewsHour 7/25/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: The President’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen rele… Read More
aka "Back of the Bus"REMINDER: Trump loves praise, so what would you expect when black leaders praise Trump?"What do Trump’s policies mean for communities of color?" PBS NewsHour… Read More
And while our democratic process burns, Trump rants and raves about a 'witch hunt.'"Facebook grapples with evolving threat in the countdown to midterm elections" PBS NewsHour 7/31/2018Excerp… Read More
"Trump’s latest justification of 2016 meeting sets off flurry of new questions" PBS NewsHour 8/6/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump offered a new reason for a controversial June… Read More
"Analyzing the tentative U.S.-Mexico trade deal, and the outlook for Canada to sign on" PBS NewsHour 8/28/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump has long criticized NAFTA, so it’s l… Read More
aka North Korean Play-Book "How to Sucker the United States""Is new North and South Korea deal a significant step toward denuclearization?" PBS NewsHour 9/19/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: A new… Read More
COMMENT: This whole subject is a glaring spot light on male chauvinist attitude toward women, the woman is always at fault. It is complete ignorance that sexual assaults are neve… Read More
Brett Kavanaugh - Typical Male Chauvinist Pig"How Washington is reacting to emotionally charged Kavanaugh hearing" PBS NewsHour 9/27/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: High drama played out in a day… Read More
"Who will be Florida’s next governor and senator? Candidates face the final sprint" PBS NewsHour 10/29/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Florida’s governor’s race is one of t… Read More
REMINDER: Seeking Asylum is law. and what Trump did maybe legal but is immoral."How Trump plans to limit who can seek asylum in the U.S." PBS NewsHour 11/8/2018ExcerptSUMMARY:&nbs… Read More
"For some House Democrats, leadership choice is ‘establishment vs. change’" PBS NewsHour 11/14/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: One of the largest groups of congressional freshmen in re… Read More
"How teachers are debunking some of the myths of Thanksgiving" PBS NewsHour 11/20/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: School children in the U.S. often celebrate Thanksgiving by dressing up as pilgrim… Read More
"White House ‘in a state of chaos’ as Trump’s chief departs" PBS NewsHour 12/8/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump announced Saturday that his chief of staff John Kel… Read More
"How Trump got into a televised tussle over a border wall" PBS NewsHour 12/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer at the White House to discuss… Read More
"How criminal justice overhaul will affect life for inmates" PBS NewsHour 12/21/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump has signed a landmark criminal justice bill. The First Step Ac… Read More
"What’s next in the showdown over a government shutdown?" PBS NewsHour 12/18/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: In a reversal from its previous demands, the White House is signaling openness to… Read More
"Why we should expect ‘more of the same’ from the President’s address" PBS NewsHour 1/8/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump plans to make his case for a border wall d… Read More
As my followers may expect, I am for the stance of Democrats on this issue. If for nothing else the consequences of giving in to a blackmailer. Trump will use this tactic again a… Read More
"As shutdown drags on, Trump tries to reassure farmers feeling burned" PBS NewsHour 1/14/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: On Monday [Day 24], President Trump said he is hesitant to declare a nation… Read More
Trump the Hut"Why Trump is ‘edging closer’ to declaring a national emergency over border wall" PBS NewsHour 1/21/2019aka "Dictator-want-to-be to Ignore Congress"ExcerptSUMMARY:&n… Read More
"After shutdown, what’s next for border security negotiations" PBS NewsHour 1/28/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Thousands of federal employees went to work Monday for the first time since b… Read More
"The racist role of blackface in American society" PBS NewsHour 2/4/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam now says he is not pictured in a 1984 yearbook photo of people in bl… Read More
aka "Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies" the blaming of immigrants of fake national ills. (right out of the Nazi playbook)"How migrant detention details stalled border security talks" PBS… Read More
"How both sides compromised to reach a tentative border security agreement" PBS NewsHour 2/12/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Lawmakers working to develop an agreement on border funding by Februar… Read More
"Why shutdown’s impact will continue to be felt for ‘years to come’" PBS NewsHour 2/18/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Although a second government shutdown has been averted, Yam… Read More
#ReleaseTheFullMullerReport the American people need to know the details if we are to have any confidence in our federal government. If ANYTHING remains hidden/redacted there will be s… Read More
aka 'What is Barr Hiding'My question, just 48 hours to review a several-hundred page report? It would have been less suspicious if the review had taking at least a week.#ReleaseTheFull… Read More
Trump again proves he is a dictator-want-to-be and will not accept that the Constitution, Congress, or the courts can limit him. Trump does not believe in the rule of law.He wants a 'P… Read More
"Trump escalates feud with Rep. Ilhan Omar" PBS NewsHour 4/15/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump has again gone on the offensive toward Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn). On Friday, he T… Read More
NOTE: See links to report here"Trump claims exoneration from report Democrats call ‘damning’" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: The redacted Mueller report on pos… Read More
"Mueller report reveals how Trump’s advisers protected his presidency by saying no" PBS NewsHour 4/23/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Nearly half of the Mueller report focuses on whether Pre… Read More
First, I am not a Democrat nor Republican. The Democrats have a real dilemma here. Trump is a really talented con-man and can use any push to impeach him as a rallying cry for re… Read More
Hummm.....a 'deal' or a big-contractor donor give away? Don't trust Trump or Republicans."Trump, Congress announce progress toward infrastructure deal, amidst Mueller standoff" PBS New… Read More
Attorney General William Barr behavior proves he is actually Trump's personal attorney and NOT the attorney of the American people.Also, he is a believer in the Unitary Executive (aka a… Read More
"Trump to propose overhaul of U.S. immigration system" PBS NewsHour 5/15/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump is returning to a familiar issue: immigration. On Thursday, Trump is… Read More
"Why Trump’s Mexico tariff idea is widely opposed" PBS NewsHour 5/31/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump has long praised the use of tariffs, but his new threat to Mexico took ma… Read More
"Mueller breaks silence to say report doesn’t clear Trump" PBS NewsHour 5/29/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Special counsel Robert Mueller broke his silence Wednesday about his office&rsquo… Read More
"How Trump’s UK state visit is breaking norms" PBS NewsHour 6/3/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Even before he landed at Buckingham Palace, President Trump had caused a stir in the United Ki… Read More
"Why Trump’s view of accepting foreign opposition research is ‘textbook illegal’" PBS NewsHour 6/13/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump has caused a new outcry by dec… Read More
"President Trump holds back on strike against missile site" PBS NewsHour 6/21/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump says he approved an airstrike against Iran in retaliation for the down… Read More
This administration is just embarrassing.NO key-post of permanent Secretary of Defense since 2018!"Reports of domestic violence prompt Shanahan to step down" PBS NewsHour 6/18/2019… Read More
My answer, not much.NOTE: On Obstruction of Justice Mueller wrote, “Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions a… Read More
"What Eric Garner case says about federal prosecution of police officers on duty" PBS NewsHour 7/16/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Eric Garner’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,&r… Read More
This IS about people not understanding that racism can, and often is, inconscient. People who have racist tenancies often are not aware of them. It is others, looking from the 'o… Read More
Let me make it clear, TRUMI IS A RACIST. He just does not recognize it, like so many others."Why Trump’s verbal assault on Cummings and Baltimore sounds familiar" PBS NewsHour… Read More
"5 years after Michael Brown’s death, what has changed in Ferguson — and what hasn’t" PBS NewsHour 8/8/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: It’s been five years since Michael Br… Read More
"El Paso shooting stuns tight-knit community that welcomes diversity" PBS NewsHour 8/5/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: At least 22 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in El P… Read More
So now not only is Trump going after people seeking to enter the United States, he's going after LEGAL immigrants. So in Trump-World there is no benefit to doing things legally."Trump… Read More
The Democratic Party will hold the next Presidential Primary Debate on December 19th, 2019, at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California. It is the Sixth of 12 Democratic… Read More
The Democratic Party will hold the next Presidential Primary Debate on December 19th, 2019, at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California. It is the Sixth of 12 Democratic… Read More